Yorkton News Review - Archive

Governments routinely increase spending by a percentage point or two. Shouldn’t they be able to trim a little when necessary? The Saskatchewan government is projecting operational deficits this year and next year before getting back to balance.

To the Editor: Recent reports in the media are suggesting that any changes to the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) will benefit those currently retired or those near retirement. This is not the case.

The Yorkton Photography Guild Photos of the Week provided by Jennifer Misiurski (left) and Todd Schick (right). Interested in learning more about the guild? Visit the Facebook page.

Compared to more temperate areas of Canada, the palette of woody ornamentals is slim in Saskatchewan. So when new hardy shrubs become available, it’s exciting times for prairie gardeners.

‘Time’ is a complex topic, certainly too complex to cover in under five hundred words on this page.

To say I am excited by the Saskatchewan Rush would be an understatement.

Scouts Bottle Drive On February 27, the Scouts will be doing a bottle drive from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. Donations can be left at the Scout Hall on North Street or at All Sizes Storage on Myrtle Avenue.

The Strengthening Families Conference, hosted by the Yorkton Tribal Council, was about confronting the problem of family violence in the area head on.

There are Vikings in town. Loki’s Brood Vikings, the Yorkton branch of the Vinland Vikings, hosted a training event, bringing together four different Viking groups to improve their skills.